Carbondale Reporter

Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 Board of Education met March 16.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

The regular meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by President Rick Runge at 6:30 p.m., in the Board Room at McElvain School, 593 Ava Road, Murphysboro, Illinois.

Board Members present: Mr. Bame, Mr. Beavers, Dr. Doerr, Mr. Green, Mrs. Jaynes, Mrs. Eovaldi, Mr. Runge

Board Members absent: None

Administrators Present: Dr. Evers, Mr. Todd, Mrs. Finke, Mrs. Sunny

Administrators Absent: Mr. Keener, Mr. Ellermeyer, Mrs. Bush

Others present: Steve Carrington, Michelle Asa, Darl Young

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Runge

Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mrs. Eovaldi gave the second to approve the agenda as presented.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mrs. Eovaldi made a motion and Mr. Bame gave the second to approve the consent agenda consisting of the following items:

District #186 regular board meeting minutes dated February 23, 2021

Tri-County regular board meeting minutes dated February 10, 2021

Tri-County Bills for March 2021

Applications

Reports

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mr. Green gave the second to approve the bills for March 2021 as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Beavers – Aye     Dr. Doerr – Aye     Mr. Runge - Aye

Mr. Green – Aye        Mrs. Jaynes - Aye

Mr. Bame – Aye         Mrs. Eovaldi - Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Under Communications, Mrs. Eovaldi made a motion and Mrs. Jaynes gave the second to approve the resignation of Geri Johnson, Para effective January 11, 2021.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent - None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Bame made a motion and Mrs. Eovaldi gave the second to approve the resignation of Lucas Boyt, MMS Sp. Ed. Teacher at the conclusion of the 2020-2021 school year.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye- All; Nay – None; Absent - None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mrs. Jaynes made a motion and Mrs. Eovaldi gave the second to approve the resignation of Tara Hargraves, MHS Guidance Counselor at the conclusion of the 2020-2021 school year.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent - None

The president declared the motion carried.

Fish bowl items were read

Under Freedom of Information Act requests, the Chicago Tribune & ProPublica requested:

• Records that show all incidents that included referral to law enforcement, including school-based resource officers, and the underlying offense during the 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and the 2020-2021 school years that did not result in arrest.

• Records that show all arrests of students made inside the school district and the underlying offense during the 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and the 2020-2021 school years.

• Records that show the gender and race of students referred to law enforcement, arrested and/or issued a citation or ticket in the 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and the 2020-2021 school years.

• Records that show all incidents in which students were issued a citation or ticket for an ordinance violation during the 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and the 2020-2021 school years.

The records could include, but not be limited to, disciplinary logs or reports, incident logs or reports, behavior resolution reports, and data that reflects the referrals, arrests and citations during the above years.

Information was provided in a timely manner.

There were no comments made under recognition of audience

Under Old Business there was nothing new to report regarding finances. Dr. Evers stated that next week she will be working on the Cares II funding, she shared that she is also working with Brian Tripp on funds from the vocational carry over and how to utilize them. Dr. Evers informs the Board that the spectator capacity for outside venues has changed from 50 to 20% of the venue’s capacity. Mr. Novara and Mr. Ellermeyer have been working together to create a plan, which she shared with the Board. The 20% will also allow us to have some changes to our drive through graduation, it will now be held on the football field, and it will be moved back one hour to 7:00 p.m. to let the sun drop. Mr. Carrington and Mr. Ellermeyer have been working with MidWest for sound and Mr. Ellermeyer has been in touch with the turf company to make a pre and post inspection of the turf so we make sure that nothing is done that would void the warranty.

Under New Business Mrs. Jaynes made a motion and Mrs. Eovaldi gave the second to approve the amended 2020-2021 school calendar as presented.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mrs. Jaynes made a motion and Mr. Green gave the second to authorize the Murphysboro High School to graduate the class of 2021, on May 22, 2021.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

The 2021-2022 calendar was presented and will remain on review until the April meeting.

Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mr. Bame gave the second to approve the following as the concussion team: Cody Ellermeyer, Heather Sunny, Andrea Geis, Lisa Marlow, Charlene Mileur, Dr. Blaise, MHS counseling department, Athletico designee (Haley Landewee).

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mr. Bame gave the second to approve the installation of the Public Safety Simulcast System at GJAL as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Beavers – Aye     Mr. Green – Aye        Mr. Runge - Aye

Mr. Bame – Aye         Mrs. Jaynes - Aye

Dr. Doerr – Aye          Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mrs. Eovaldi made a motion and Mr. Green gave the second to approve the Fine Arts; Vocational; Foreign Language and Physical Education curriculum adoption as presented.

A roll call voice was recorded as follows:

Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye      Mr. Bame – Aye       Mr. Runge - Aye

Mr. Green – Aye          Mr. Beavers - Aye

Mrs. Jaynes – Aye       Dr. Doerr – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mrs. Jaynes gave the second to move into closed session pursuant to Section 2 of the Open Meetings Act, 5 Illinois Compiled Statutes 120/2(C), to review:

1. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the district including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Beavers – Aye     Mr. Bames. – Aye      Mr. Runge - Aye

Mrs. Jaynes – Aye     Dr. Doerr - Aye

Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye     Mr. Green - Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

The board moved into closed session at 6:54 p.m. The board returned to open session at 7:11 p.m.

Mr. Bame made a motion and Mr. Beavers gave the second to approve the closed session minutes from the regular meeting dated February 23, 2021.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mrs. Eovaldi made a motion and Mr. Green gave the second to approve the resolution authorizing the dismissal of Tri-County Sp. Ed. Joint Agreement licensed personnel and educational support personnel as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye     Mr. Beavers – Aye       Mr. Runge - Aye

Mr. Green – Aye         Dr. Doerr - Aye

Mr. Bame – Aye         Mrs. Jaynes – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Beavers made a motion and Dr. Doerr gave the second to employ: Certified: Brian Manwaring, Part-Time Tech; Non-Certified: Adam Koehler and Jesse Loyd, custodians; Involuntary transfer: Katelyn Peradotto; Athletics: Jerry Miller, volunteer MHS Baseball coach.

Summer school certified teachers: Jeff Weaver-White, Amanda Morris, Amy Atteberry, Teresa Ehlers, Stacie Teft, Kristin Reiman, Jennifer Goode, Katie Hickam, Tara Hargraves, Kelly Carpenter, Justin Conti, Cristy Desormeaux, Morgan Smith, Susan Phoenix, Mallory Swafford, William Moore, LeAnn Herrter, Chelsie McKinney, Gloria Parker, Andrea Waddington, Brittany Atha, Amy Brock (coordinates program), Lily Licktieg, Bethany Vides, Michelle Berger, Subs: Ashley Runge, DeAnn Stilley, Jenn Graeff, Madison Tyner

Non-Certified: Patrice Oliver, Sherri Treshansky, Krystal Cross, Kari Frick, Gloria Estrada (ELL K-12)

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Beavers – Aye      Mrs. Jaynes – Aye       Mr. Runge – Aye

Dr. Doerr – Aye           Mrs. Eovaldi - Aye

Mr. Green – Aye          Mr. Bame - Aye

A The president declared the motion carried.

Mrs. Jaynes made a motion and Dr. Doerr gave the second to post for, Certified: MHS Math, MHS Guidance Counselor, MMS Sp. Ed. Non-Certified – High School Summer Workers (10).

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mrs. Jaynes – Aye      Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye       Mr. Runge - Aye

Dr. Doerr – Aye           Mr. Bame - Aye

Mr. Green – Aye          Mr. Beavers – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mrs. Eovaldi made a motion and Mr. Beavers gave the second to adjourn the meeting at 7:18 p.m.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

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